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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
301
437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
134
300
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
183
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
183
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Natal
71 Families width 295 Species and 3 Subspecies
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Acanthephyridae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Acetidae Vereshchaka, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns2SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Callianassidae Dana, 1852Burrowing Ghost Shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Cymonomidae Bouvier, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Disciadidae Rathbun, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Euryplacidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884Armored shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Homolodromiidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab1SpeciesTaxom
Luciferidae De Haan, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab7SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18354SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20105SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster2SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps8SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish5SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps18SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18193SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab3SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab21SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19705SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 18930SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters5SpeciesTaxom
Sergestidae Dana, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185113SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903Mud shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs25SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Natal
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
20
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
160
263
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySergestoidea
Dana, 1852
sergestid shrimps, sergestoid shrimps
2
3
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Decapoda at artfakta.se
Decapoda at biodiversity.org.au
Decapoda at dyntaxa.se
Decapoda at gbif.org
Decapoda at irmng.org
Decapoda at itis.gov
Decapoda at marinespecies.org